We remember Walter Henry Humberstone

We remember Walter Henry Humberstone

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1892
birth Derby, Derbyshire United Kingdom Source:8670134 1892
1894
sibling Edith Mary Humberstone Source:8670138 1894
1896
sibling Ernest George Humberstone Source:8670138 1896
1899
sibling Helen Gertrude Humberstone Source:8670138 1899
1901
sibling William Edward Humberstone Source:8670138 1901
1901
dates Age 8 Source:8670134 31st March 1901
1901
location 24 North Hill, Hornsey, Edmonton, London United Kingdom parents address Source:8670134 31st March 1901
1903
sibling Rose Annie Humberstone Source:8670138 1903
1910
sibling Grace Emily Humberstone Source:8670138 1910
1911
dates Age 18 Source:8670138 2nd April 1911
1911
employment Shipping Clerk Not known Dalston, Hackney, London United Kingdom Source:8670138 2nd April 1911
1911
location 5 Lansdowne Road, Dalston, Hackney, London United Kingdom parents address Source:8670138 2nd April 1911
1915
marriage Annie Isabella Humberstone nee Flowers Source:8670141 11th September 1915
1915
location 29 Broke Road, Dalston, Hackney, London United Kingdom their own address Source:8670141 28th November 1915
1915
dates Age 23 Source:8670141 29th November 1915
1915
employment Clerk Not known Dalston, Hackney, London United Kingdom Source:8670141 29th November 1915
1915
enlistment Hackney Barracks, London United Kingdom Source:8670141 29th November 1915
1915
service British Army Pioneer 161339 Royal Engineers Royal Engineers Signalling Depot Source:8670141 29th November 1915 - 16th July 1916
1916
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:8670141 13th July 1916 - 12th May 1919
1917
service British Army Pioneer 161339 Royal Engineers 4th Signalling Company Source:8670141 17th July 1917 - 8th December 1917
1917
appointments Switchboard Operator - Proficient Source:8670141 9th December 1917 - 19th June 1919
1917
service British Army Sapper 161339 Royal Engineers 4th Signalling Company [Telephone Switchboard Operator] Source:8670141 9th December 1917 - 19th June 1919
1919
location 77 Broadway, London Fields, Hackney, London United Kingdom their own address Source:8670141 16th June 1919
1919
dates Age 27 Source:8670141 19th June 1919
1919
discharge Source:8670141 19th June 1919
1939
dates Age 47 Source:8670143 September 1939
1939
location Staines Urban District, Middlesex United Kingdom their own address Source:8670143 September 1939
1969
dates Age 76 Source:8670676 March 1969
1969
death Not War Related Walter Henry Humberstone died some 51 years after the ending of the Great War. He was 76. Poplar, Tower Hamlets, London United Kingdom Source:8670676 1969

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Walter Henry
Initials WH
Last Name Humberstone
Source 8670134
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
24 North Hill, Hornsey, Edmonton, London United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
29 Broke Road, Dalston, Hackney, London United Kingdom their own address known 28th November 1915
5 Lansdowne Road, Dalston, Hackney, London United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
77 Broadway, London Fields, Hackney, London United Kingdom their own address known 16th June 1919
Staines Urban District, Middlesex United Kingdom their own address known September 1939
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 161339 Royal Engineers Royal Engineers Signalling Depot Pioneer
British Army 161339 Royal Engineers 4th Signalling Company Pioneer
British Army 161339 Royal Engineers 4th Signalling Company [Telephone Switchboard Operator] Sapper
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Lucy Humberstone nee Raven mother
Frederick William Humberstone father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Edith Mary Humberstone sister 1894
Ernest George Humberstone brother 1896
Helen Gertrude Humberstone sister 1899
William Edward Humberstone brother 1901
Rose Annie Humberstone sister 1903
Grace Emily Humberstone sister 1910
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Isabella Humberstone nee Flowers wife 11th September 1915
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1915-11-29 5'10"

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1939 National Registration Act Records Keith22624
Deaths Registered Poplar London 1969 Keith22624

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